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Mark E. Kubiske

Title: Research Plant Physiologist
Unit: Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies: Theory and Application of Scaling Science in Forestry
Address: Northern Research Station
5985 Highway K
Rhinelander, WI 54501-9128
Phone: 715-362-1108
E-mail: Contact Mark E. Kubiske

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Education

Ph.D. Forest Resources, Penn State University
M.S. Forest Resources, Penn State University
B.S. Forest Management, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Civic & Professional Affiliations

Ecological Society of America

Current Research

I currently devote 80 percent of my research time to the Aspen Free Air CO₂ and ozone (O₃) Enrichment (Aspen FACE) experiment which is designed to investigate the effects of increasing atmospheric CO₂ and O₃ on forest ecosystems. My personal interests at the Aspen FACE experiment are in the growth and competitive dynamics of the model forest communities, modeling of canopy photosynthesis, ecosystem hydrologic balance, photosynthetic compensatory responses to insect feeding, and use of molecular markers to quantify the proportions of belowground productivity of different aspen clones in the experiment.

Why is This Important

The debate over global climate change is arguably the most important scientific topic of our time. Irrespective of climate change, the direct effects of increasing atmospheric CO₂ and ozone on forests is real and dramatic. A clear understanding of these effects is needed to manage forests today in a manner that will ensure their continued health and productivity in a future, more polluted atmosphere.

Featured Publications

Zak, Donald R.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Burton, Andrew J. 2012. Atmospheric CO₂ and O₃ alter competition for soil nitrogen in developing forests. Global Change Biology. 18: 1480-1488.
Darbah, Joseph N.T.; Jones, Wendy S.; Burton, Andrew J.; Nagy, John; Kubiske, Mark E. 2011. Acute O₃ damage on first year coppice sprouts of aspen and maple sprouts in an open-air experiment. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13: 2436-2442.
Zak, Donald R.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Burton, Andrew J. 2011. Forest productivity under elevated CO₂ and O₃: positive feedbacks to soil N cycling sustain decade-long net primary productivity enhancement by CO₂. Ecology Letters. 14: 1220-1226.
Rhea, L.; King, J.; Kubiske, Mark; Saliendra, N.; Teclaw, R. 2010. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂ and tropospheric O₃ on tree branch growth and implications for hydraulic budgeting. Environmental Pollution. 158(4): 1079-1087.
Minocha, Rakesh; Long, Stephanie; Minocha, Subhash; Marquardt, Paula; Nelson, Neil; Kubiske, Mark. 2010. Effects of long-term (10 years) exposure to elevated CO₂ and O₃ on trembling Aspen carbon and nitrogen metabolism at the aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) study site. In: Joint annual meetings of the American Society of Plant Biologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists; 2010 July 31- Aug 4; Montreal, Canada: Plant Biology 377. Poster Abstract.

Additional Online Publications

Minocha, Rakesh; Long, Stephanie; Minocha, Subhash; Marquardt, Paula; Nelson, Neil; Kubiske, Mark. 2010. Effects of long-term (10 years) exposure to elevated CO₂ and O₃ on trembling Aspen carbon and nitrogen metabolism at the aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) study site. In: 95th Ecological Society of America annual meeting; 2010 August 1-6; Pittsburg, PA. Abstract.
Noormets, Asko; Kull, Olevi; Sober, Anu; Kubiske, Mark E.; Karnosky, David F. 2010. Elevated CO₂ response of photosynthesis depends on ozone concentration in aspen. Environmental Pollution. 158: 992-999.
Riikonen, Johanna; Percy, Kevin E.; Kivimaenpaa, Minna; Kubiske, Mark E.; Nelson, Neil D.; Vapaavuori, Elina; Karnosky, David F. 2010. Leaf size and surface characteristics of Betula papyrifera exposed to elevated CO₂ and O₃. Environmental Pollution. 158(4): 1029-1035.
Darbah, Joseph N.T.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Nelson, Neil; Kets, Katre; Riikonen, Johanna; Sober, Anu; Rouse, Lisa; Karnosky, David F. 2010. Will photosynthetic capacity of aspen trees acclimate after long term exposure to elevated CO₂ and O₃?. Environmental Pollution. 158: 983-991
Darbah, Joseph N.T.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Nelson, Neil; Oksanan, Elina; Vapaavuori, Elina; Karnosky, David F. 2008. Effects of decadal exposure to interacting elevated CO₂ and/or O₃ on paper birch (Betula papyrifera) reproduction. Environmental Pollution. 155: 446-452.
Taylor, Gail; Tallis, Matthew J.; Giardina, Christian P.; Percy, Kevin E.; Miglietta, Franco; Gupta, Pooja S.; Gioli, Beniamin; Calfapietra, Carlo; Gielen, Birgit; Kubiske, Mark E.; Scarascia-Mugnozza, Giuseppe E.; Kets, Katre; Long, Stephen P.; Karnosky, David F. 2008. Future atmospheric CO₂ leads to delayed autumnal senescence. Global Change Biology. 14: 264-275.
Uddling, Johan; Teclaw, Ronald M.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Ellsworth, David S. 2008. Sap flux in pure aspen and mixed aspen-birch forests exposed to elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone. Tree Physiology 28: 1231-1243.
Kostiainen, Katri; Kaakinen, Seija; Warsta, Elina; Kubiske, Mark E.; Nelson, Neil D.; Sober, Jaak; Karnosky, David F.; Saranpaa, Pekka; Vapaavuori, Elina. 2008. Wood properties of trembling aspen and paper birch after 5 years of exposure to elevated concentrations of CO₂ and O₃. Tree Physiology. 28: 805-813.
Kubiske, M. E.; Quinn, V. S.; Marquardt, P. E.; Karnosky, D. F. 2007. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂ and/or O₃ on intra- and interspecific competitive ability of aspen. Plant Biology 9:342-355
Darbah, Joseph N.T.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Nelson, Neil; Oksanen, Elina; Vaapavuori, Elina; Karnosky, David F. 2007. Impacts of elevated atmospheric CO₂ and O₃ on Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera): reproductive fitness. The Scientific World Journal. 7(S1): 240-246.
Kubiske, Mark E.; Quinn, Vanessa A.; Heilman, Warren E.; McDonald, Evan P.; Marquardt, Paula E.; Teclaw, Ron M.; Friend, Alexander L.; Karnosky, David F. 2006. Interannual climatic variation mediates elevated CO₂ and O₃ effects on forest growth. Global Change Biology. 12: 1054-1068.
Pregitzer, Kurt; Loya, Wendy; Kubiske, Mark; Zak, Donald. 2006. Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone. Oecologia 148:503-516
Karnosky, D.F.; Pregitzer, K.S.; Zak, D.R.; Kubiske, M.E.; Hendrey, G.R.; Weinstein, D.; Nosal, M.; Percy, K.E. 2005. Scaling ozone responses of forest trees to the ecosystem level in a changing climate. Plant, Cell and Environment. 28: 965-981.
King, John S.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Hendrey, George R.; McDonald, Evan P.; Giardina, Christian P.; Quinn, Vanessa S.; Karnosky, David F. 2005. Tropospheric O₃ compromises net primary production in young stands of trembling aspen, paper birch and sugar maple in response to elevated atmospheric CO₂. New Phytologist. 168: 623-636.
Kaakinen, Seija; Kostiainen, Katri; Ek, Fredrik; Saranpaa, Pekka; Kubiske, Mark E.; Sober, Jaak; Karnosky , David F.; Vapaavuori, Elina. 2004. Stem wood properties of Populus tremuloides, Betula papyrifera and Acer saccharum saplings after three years of treatments to elevated carbon dioxide and ozone. Global Change Biology. 10: 1513-1525.
Sharma, Pooja; Sober, Anu; Sober, Jaak; Podila, Gopi P.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Mattson, William J.; Isebrands, Judson G.; Karnosky, David F. 2003. Moderation of [CO₂]-induced gas exchange responses by elevated tropospheric O₃ in trembling aspen and sugar maple. Ekologia. 22(Supplement 1): 304-317.
Yuceer, Cetin; Land, Samuel B.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Harkess, Richard L. 2003. Shoot Morphogenesis Associated With Flowering in Populus deltoides (Salicaceae). American Journal of Botany 90(2):196-206
Karnosky, D. F.; Zak, D. R.; Pregitzer, K. S.; Awmack, C. S.; Bockheim, J. G.; Dickson, R. E.; Hendrey, G. R.; Host, G. E.; King, J. S.; Kopper, B. J.; Kruger, E. L.; Kubiske, M. E.; Lindroth, R. L.; Mattson, W. J.; McDonald, E. P.; Noormets, A.; Oksanen, E.; Parsons, W. F. J.; Percy, K. E.; Podila, G. K.; Riemenschneider, D. E.; Sharma, P.; Thakur, R.; Sôber, A.; Sôber, J.; Jones, W. S.; Anttonen, S.; Vapaavuori, E.; Mankovska, B.; Heilman, W.; Isebrands, J. G. 2003. Tropospheric 0₃ moderates responses of temperate hardwood forests to elevated CO₂: a synthesis of molecular to ecosystem results from the Aspen FACE project. Functional Ecology 17:289-304
Percy, Kevin E.; Awmack, Caroline S.; Lindroth, Richard L.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Kopper, Brian J.; Isebrands, J. G.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Hendrey, George R.; Dickson, Richard E.; Zak, Donald R.; Oksanen, Elina; Sober, Jaak; Harrington, Richard; Karnosky, David F. 2002. Altered performance of forest pests under atmospheres enriched by C0₂ and O₃. Nature 420:403-407
Kubiske, Mark E.; Zak, Donald R.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Takeuchi, Yu. 2002. Photosynthetic acclimation of overstory Populus tremuloides and understory Acer saccharum to elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentration: interactions with shade and soil nitrogen. Tree Physiology. 22: 321-329.
King, John S.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Zak, Donald R.; Kubiske, Mark E.; Ashby, Jennifer A.; Holmes, William E. 2001. Chemistry and decomposition of litter from Populus tremuloides Michaux grown at elevated atmospheric CO₂and varying N availability. Global change biology. Vol. 7 (2001).:p. 65-74.
King, J. S.; Pregitzer, K. S.; Zak, D. R.; Kubiske, M. E.; Holmes, W. E. 2001. Correlation of foliage and litter chemistry of sugar maple, Acer saccharum, as affected by elevated CO₂ and varying N availability, and effects on decomposition. OIKOS 94(3):403-416
Hussain, M.; Kubiske, M. E. ; Connor, K. F. 2001. Germination of CO₂-enriched Pinus taeda L. seeds and subsequent seedling growth responses to CO₂ enrichment. Functional ecology. Vol. 15 (2001).:p. 344-350 : ill.
Karnosky, D. F.; Mankovska, B.; Percy, K.; Dickson, R. E.; Podila, G. K.; Sober, J.; Noormets, A.; Hendrey, G.; Coleman, M. D.; Kubiske, M.; Pregitzer, K. S.; Isebrands, J. G. 1999. Effects of Tropospheric O₃ on Trembling Aspen and Interaction with CO₂: Results from an O₃-Gradient and a FACE Experiment. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 116: 311-322

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